Oil Spills in San Francisco Bay: Preparing a Better Response: Play Now | Download (256)

This Thank You Ocean Report highlights excerpts from the “Oil Spills in San Francisco Bay: Preparing a Better Response” conference sponsored by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership on May 11, 2010. | Click here to view .mp4 video in larger player

For more information, visit:

• San Francisco Estuary Partnership

 

 Governors Take Action Toward Ocean Health: Play Now | Download (237)

In July 2008, the Governors of California, Oregon and Washington released a West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health Action Plan that identified common ocean and coastal management priorities. Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy for the California Natural Resources Agency, offers an update about this joint effort to protect and manage the vast marine resources shared by California, Oregon and Washington.

For more information, visit:

• West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health
• California Ocean Resources Management Program
• Office of Governor Kulongoski, Oregon
• Washington State Department of Ecology

 

 ACID TEST: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification: Play Now | Download (549)

ACID TEST, a film produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, was made to raise awareness about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet. NRDC’s Lisa Suatoni talks about the film.

For more information, visit:

• NRDC’s film “Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification”
• CINMS Sanctuary Advisory Council’s “Report: Ocean Acidification and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Cause, effect and response”
• Thank You Ocean’s Climate Change Web Page